The American Dog Breeders Association, Inc. (ADBA) announced the decision of their Board of Directors’ to open their registry to additional breeds.  The Association was established in 1909 with multiple breeds, but over time became focused on serving the needs of the American Pit Bull Terrier owner and breeder.

 

Recognizing the current crisis in anti-dog legislation across the country and understanding the threat that animal rights extremism poses to dog ownership in America, the ADBA is committed to becoming the leader in the fight for the preservation of the rights of all dog owners and breeders. 

 

The ADBA states, “From community alarm and panic, legislators and local lawmakers are responding with hastily drafted, outrageous and punitive restrictions toward specific breeds of dogs.  The traditional Breed Specific Legislation we have seen across the country lists up to 53 different breeds depending on the bias of the local lawmaker or the latest headline in the local newspaper.   A new twist in anti-dog legislation is the mandatory spay and neuter ordinances of all dogs.  We have seen this widespread in 2006 in counties and large cities in California. This ‘spay or pay’ trend is being proposed in numerous areas across the nation.  Restrictions of this kind are contrary to the rights of U.S. citizens, and are being challenged in courts across the nation and in Canada.” 

 

The American Dog Breeders Association, Inc. is pledging monetary support to the many groups across the nation engaged in the fight for dog owner’s rights.  A portion of the registration fees paid by dog owners for the registration of new dogs into the registry will go to the fight to safeguard the rights of animal ownership and use. 

 

The traditional view of dog ownership is being challenged across the nation and this change is being felt at the legislative level.  The American Dog Breeders Association (ADBA) asserts that dogs are valuable property, and we as human beings are animal owners and not mere guardians.  As property, animal ownership is a constitutional right and a lifestyle that is worth preserving.  Dog ownership denotes rights as well as responsibilities.   Our lives as human beings are richer and more meaningful with our canine companions.  They also assert that dogs live happier more fulfilled lives when participating in legal roles for which they were bred and all dogs need socialization, training and exercise, to fulfill their function as companions and working dogs.

 

The ADBA believes that the information making its way to the legislators across the nation is one-sided and emotion based, instead of factual and research based. They are dedicated to providing this information to the lawmakers as they believe that honest legislators won’t ignore the experts and respond to emotional social pressures by drafting ineffective, unfair canine legislation that will affect and punish responsible owners of purebred dogs.

 

For more information on American Dog Breeders Association Inc.  Please call 801-936-7513 or email adba@adba.cc.  Additional information can be found online at www.adba.cc